Category: Whitt & Wisdom
It’s Time to Declare Our Independence Again
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor If you want to know what led to the creation of the United States of America, you have to read
Sunlight Is the Best Disinfectant
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor In director Frank Capra’s classic film, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, James Stewart is cast as Jefferson Smith, who is
Dealing With Adversity
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor A Galveston, Texas, newspaper ran a story about a woman and her pet parakeet named Chippie. It seems she was
How to Deal With the Workforce Challenge
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor I received an email from a reader who said he enjoyed my column (“What Should You Focus on in 2022?,”
What Should You Focus On in 2022?
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor In 1997, I was preparing to speak at a meeting that included a list of beef industry leaders. As part
La La Land vs. Reality
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor As much as I love America, these are the times that try an optimist’s soul,” opined economist Lawrence Kudlow in
The Power of Purpose
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor Quint Finney started working at Frontier Feedyard when he was in high school, doing everything from washing tanks to painting
Thank You PETA and Governor Polis
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor In 1999, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) posted this message on a billboard near Oral Roberts University
The Law of Unintended Consequences
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor It didn’t take long for the new administration to get to work solving the most pressing problem facing the nation
Thinking Outside-In Instead of Inside-Out
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor If we’ve learned anything in the last year, it’s that we are a nation populated with people who have extremely